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Sometimes the price of destiny is higher than anyone imagined....Dark Magic, Hidden Destiny
For three centuries a divine prophecy and a line of warrior queens protected Skala. But the people grew complacent and Erius, a usurper king, claimed his young half sisterโs throne.
Now plague and drought stalk the land, war with Skalaโs ancient rival Plenimar drains the countryโs lifeblood, and to be born female into the royal line has become a death sentence as the king fights to ensure the succession of his only heir, a son. For King Erius the greatest threat comes from his own line โ and from Illiorโs faithful, who spread the Oracleโs words to a doubting populace.
As noblewomen young and old perish mysteriously, the kingโs nephew โ his sisterโs only child โ grows toward manhood. But unbeknownst to the king or the boy, strange, haunted Tobin is the princessโs daughter, given male form by a dark magic to protect her until she can claim her rightful destiny.
Only Tobinโs noble father, two wizards of Illior, and an outlawed forest witch know the truth. Only they can protect young Tobin from a kingโs wrath, a motherโs madness, and the terrifying rage of her brotherโs demon spirit, determined to avenge his brutal murder.... ISBN:9780553577235
